System and method for creation and maintenance of a rich content or content-centric electronic catalog
OwnerJerry Johnson, Chris Kluczyk +1inventors
InventorsJerry Johnson, Chris Kluczyk, Raul Rom
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for transforming catalog data from multiple supplier sources to a standardized rich content catalog either by the suppliers themselves or by a third party using the system and method of the present invention. Incoming raw catalog data content is cleansed and normalized using an extensive knowledge base of patterns and incoming schemas are appended to the cleansed and normalized data. The resulting rich content catalogs are published for user browsing and data syndication. Users are administered to form groups for purposes of shopping, product pricing, and access authorization.
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A method for creating a rich-content repository under a user direction, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a common language for defining a schema;
- b. providing a standard database structure defined by a standard schema using the provided common language;
- c. importing a content file having at least one of an incoming raw content file comprising an item file structure having at least one incoming item, and an incoming schema file defining the incoming raw content file;
- d. determining at least one difference between the incoming content file and a standard database as a delta analysis;
- e. value-added mapping of the imported raw content file according to the provided standard schema and the delta analysis to create a mapped content;
- f. publishing the mapped content as a rich-content repository, and
- g. providing a graphical user interface for the user to direct performing steps a. through f.
A method for defining and maintaining a rich-content repository of rich-content items, comprising the steps of:
- providing a referencing schema definition having a tree-like schema class structure including a plurality of schema branches for a rich-content repository comprising at least one rich-content item definition specifying a manufacturer;
- creating and maintaining at least one rich-content item corresponding to said at least one item definition;
- performing one of a copy and a move of said at least one rich-content item across a plurality of schema branches;
- attaching at least one logo to the manufacturer specification of the at least one item definition;
- including an indicator with the at least one logo that the at least one attached logo is to be displayed whenever the manufacturer is displayed;
- attaching an image and an automatically generated thumbnail to an item;
- navigating the rich-content repository according to the referencing schema while viewing individual items associated with each class;
- searching the rich-content repository for at least one item having at least one specified keyword;
- and locating a specific set of items using parametric search inputs.
A method for defining and maintaining a rich-content repository of rich-content items, comprising the steps of:
- providing a referencing schema definition having a tree-like schema class structure including a plurality of schema branches for a rich-content repository comprising at least one rich-content item definition;
- creating and maintaining at least one rich-content item corresponding to said at least one item definition;
- performing one of a copy and a move of said at least one rich-content item across a plurality of schema branches;
- attaching an image and an automatically generated thumbnail to an item;
- navigating the rich-content repository according to the referencing schema while viewing individual items associated with each class;
- searching the rich-content repository for at least one item having at least one specified keyword:
- and locating a specific set of items using parametric search inputs.
A system for creating and maintaining a rich-content repository, comprising:
- a host system;
- at least one database within said host system for storing the rich-content repository having a plurality of item information defined by a standard schema wherein the standard schema is defined by a common language;
- a computer processor within said host system configured to create and maintain the rich-content repository;
- and a user input/output interface within said host system interfaced to said computer processor and said rich-content repository for a user to interactively monitor and direct the processor in creation and maintenance of the rich-content repository.
A method for creating and maintaining a rich-content repository, comprising the steps of:
- providing a host system;
- defining the rich-content repository as a plurality of item information defined by a standard schema wherein the standard schema is defined by a common language;
- providing at least one database within the host system for storing the rich-content repository as defined;
- providing a computer processor within the host system configured to create and maintain the rich-content repository;
- the processor creating and storing the rich-content repository as defined in the database;
- providing a user input/output interface within the host system interfaced to said computer processor and said rich-content repository;
- and the user interactively monitoring and directing the creation and maintenance of the rich-content repository by the computer processor and the storage thereof in the at least one database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.